Isabella of Valois Was Just Six When She Married King Richard II

Detail from miniature depicting Richard II, King of England from 1377 to 1399, receiving his child bride Isabella of Valois from her father Charles VI, the King of France. Source: Public domain

In what may be one of the creepiest images on record, Isabella of Valois was just six years old when she was married off to Richard II, the widowed 29-year-old king of England, in 1396.

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